Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-17

found that l.izrtie was anxious 10 20 here aud
there. aud that the Young mcn Of her race
wanted 10 escort her where she wOnld, lie put
MS suffering body under the command Of his
VIII, aud he TOO went with her aud more aud
more.
And then the day came when be stood by
her with firm, good tau ON his hands and
dawning health In his eyes, and asked her
when she would marry him.
Llzette looked at him with horror as she
realized her position. She had not warned (
herself against his claims, because hard aud I
cruel as i seems, she had thought OF lin as
one who was doomed, snj tlIls underlined feel +
Ing had given her both tenderness aud free
dom. She had rcpelled other men who would 4
have made claims on her love. She had
drifled into relations with Lowell that uow
frightened around her. lie had regarded her nB
the woman be should wish TO marry il life was
possible, and now, when he began 10 feel
yigor aud hope, he held her us tacill, bound
TO him For days Lzptte Was in a perpiexity
that sometimes irrilated her, sometimes slupe-
fed her. Size had been so uniformly kind
and devoted 10 Lowell that an engagement
was the solution Of every one. When a wOm-
an goes so far that she allows one mans
claims 10 debar those Of every one else, she
cannot say she has mol involved her word
From Isabelle, Lizettc got neither comfort nor
counsel Instead, her friend upbraided her,
and asked II this was the way she treated all
men. Lowell" cried his sister, "has had
every reason to believe sou love him, aud
now, as soon as he begins 70 recOger-and II is
love for you that has inspired him with
gtrvngth-you call Of. II Is all that absurd
nonsense Of yours, Lizette, about killing our
heart. XIII your own, dear, but don't Kill
him. And you know that you lore him."
~ DO love him." saId Lzeite pale and be-
wildercd, land | love you and Jack lllyarl;
but don't want 10 marry you nor Jack, aud
IdOn't want 10 marry Lowell am welded TO
ms art, and have told Lowell SO many and
many time"
"And he agreed with you'll 6f course he
did; but What man would notl II be could
not marry you himself lie was perfectly will
log 10 have you welded TO your art -
Ard Isabelle laughed. ''Now siIairs are on
different basis. Bat you must not give up
your art"
''oh, Isabellew exclaimed Lzctte; 'pray
where Is your musicf'
my musict" replied Isabella as II her
shawl was In question 81 have not given
that up As soon as Bette is little older
am going 70 take II up seriously Jack and
have agreed upon tbai.n
'Aud El,zabeilrs socIey"
As Tor that It was impossible from the be-
gIuoiug."
'wel, my profession is not Aud viii not
marry
Then you will send Lowell bacl; TO dcsponi.
ency aud death, was tie calm, conclusive re-
ply. 81 do believe you are a firL Li1eiie
Brown
And she WAS. She knew she was. She lad
20 confess TO herself, not a week after, that
she must be dirt, or such dreadful things
could not De perpeiually happening TO her. Al
through these months Dr.. liarrOd had been
The soul of klnduess Had he been Lowclfs
brother be could not have watched him moro
CLOSELY lie gave ~ the tine be could be- OF
borrow from duty 10 the personal supervision
Of the case. He had long talks with isabelle
about her brother. aud he gave Lizette many
useful hints concerning ;he skilliul manage
tncnt % his camces, Bus his recovery did not
bring his doctor all TIC Joy II ought, and nf
Lowell grew stronger aud gayer DR.. Harrod
became Thin and silent Both be aud Lizzett'
them. and be began 10 refuse invitations fo
their u,tlc expeditions "Duty" evidently
nov made claims nn him, 80 often did hc & =,
Il as an excuse But Isabelle did not Ike ~
excuses She had grown used 10 him VS. al
escort, and in I4owclls couyalcscenee she ha'
learned 10 depend on him. aud sac sim TIE
10 keep him ia their party
One iay he stood Is Llzcttc, alone with he'
and watched Lowell Walking away. Ills ste
had become firm aud elastic and he was DOT
very handsome man.
"You don't know what Il IA to feel like
: bra,eg" said the doctor interrogalive'y.
NO" replied l.izcttc, hut do know "ha
nis To feel like a little Send
Then they both laughed, looked at eae
other. looked away.
ooh. LiReiien he said, "are you rcally goin
70 marry hint"
;. 40; am never galug TO marry any one,
: "Bu, Il you do will you marry h.mf
c She hung her head and said, u cannot bel
I, pa, you must help it" he said. "You
b not want TOT"
, To this she made no answer
a II WISH" lie said, shat had never Studio
4 medicine"
J. I,Izct;e cried out that this was wicked, an
D he rcplIed hc dil not care; but Why SO inn
r cen, a remark should be so horrible neith'
n cvplalnc,l 10 the other but Lizrtie went awe
e feeling she must be hirt, aud that the wor
l. was full Of trouble After this she tried
Il Oriental studies. aud as soon as she could 81
h went back 10 Paris, leaving Lowell IN yr
u unsettled state 90 mind, Isabelle angry, an
Il Tho doctor looking rs n the salt had bee
taken out Of everything
Now came LIxcitc's great opportunity {
d her lest work, hut she took no pleasure in
The Louvre wearicl her, the studios We
supld her teacher was unintcrCsiing, and s
70 could not get on. She began TO suspect VII
sbr had once doubted, that happiness ma
e; pron,c happy. She had once fancicd this l
~ ntvipe Nilsson Of Suffering. She used no ms
aue phrases about the "huugry heart
csusc she was herself starving, aud she b
as found that heart imperative enough to asst
m itself was also impairment TO ask that
~ should be satisfied.
nd Rut moor lizettc was doomed never to ku'
the tonic effect OF suffering Nhe,her
carried 4 lurltsionc,o or had fairy Hodmoth'
ar was born under u horseshoe, no one KNOW
n. Int fortune would insist ON smiling on d
ng ono day, when she sat llstlessly looking
her canvas, she received letter brought In
AT friend.
les she at once knew the writing although
"a. had never seen Il except on prescriptions
lie II was a very short letter aud began y
propcrly by saving, "Dcar Miss Lzaitc" 1
He that was all that was proper aud u went 9
TO ,such news as | have to tell you'll The Brow
In arc in nm awful state OF mind. Lowell
ne fallen desperately in love with little NJ